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RoboMonstera t1_j1z1v3m wrote

It matters if it's been painted or not. If painted it will be that much more difficult. Try a couple test patches to try to determine if you can get it moist. I ended up scraping both painted and unpainted.

I watched a few YouTube vids ("that kilted guy" has some good ones) before scraping my house. You will also want to be prepared to re-mud and fix damage to the Sheetrock as you'll inevitably do. If you expose sheetrock paper, use the pro-99 stuff before trying to mud or paint over it or you'll be chasing bubbles in your mud.

Another option is to rent one of those porter cable sanders that connects to a shop vac. It won't totally eliminate the texture, but it might knock it back enough that it's virtually unnoticeable. In any case protect yourself from breathing any of that crap.

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kharmatika OP t1_j1z2bp7 wrote

That is the plan, do a test patch with a scraper and a sander.

Definitely hasn’t been painted, I was able to chip a piece off and you can tell the surface is the exact same as the interior, I’m REALLY hoping it sloughs off with spray and scrape, I have a lot of health complications that get exacerbated by using a sander so I’d need to hire someone if that happens

And yeah I don’t need a perfect flat, if I can get it something like this, I’ll be completely happy with it, cuz that will look nice with a coat of paint over

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